---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001000623-26-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MATV"
cik: "0001000623"
company_name: "Mativ Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:25:54.166388+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mativ Q1 2026: Sales $479.6M (-1.1% YoY), Adj. EBITDA $47.5M (+28%), Adj. EPS $0.06

## Summary
- GAAP net loss of $11.7M ($0.22 loss per share) vs. $425.5M loss a year ago (incl. $411.9M goodwill impairment).
- Adjusted income of $3.9M; Adjusted EPS of $0.06; Adjusted EBITDA margin 9.9% (up 220 bps YoY).
- Cash from ops $1.0M; Free cash flow $(7.4)M, both significant improvements vs. prior year period.
- Fourth consecutive quarter of improved YoY profitability, margin expansion and leverage reduction.
- Management cites favorable price vs. input costs and manufacturing efficiencies as key drivers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001000623-26-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MATV
- cik: 0001000623
- company_name: Mativ Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000623/000100062326000041/0001000623-26-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000623/000100062326000041/matv-20260506.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Mativ Holdings, Inc. reported the three-months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $479.6 million, net income $(11.7) million, EPS $(0.22).
  - Period: the three-months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $479.6 million
  - Net income: $(11.7) million
  - EPS: $(0.22)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Holdings, Inc. ("Mativ" or the "Company") (NYSE: MATV) reported financial results for the three-months ended March 31, 2026. Mativ First Quarter 2026 Highlights 1 • Sales of $479.6 million decreased 1.1% year over year, and 0.4% on an organic basis • GAAP loss was $11.7 million, an improvement of 97.3%, compared to $425.5 million in prior year period (which
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000623/000100062326000041/0001000623-26-000041-index.htm

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